Vending Tray with Stand

ABSTRACT

The walking vendor tray with collapsible legs is the only product of its kind that is equipped with cutting-edge collapsible folding legs that can be quickly and conveniently tucked in, or folded out, as needed. This unprecedented product is uniquely designed to be highly adjustable and comes with a modifiable harness and strap to guarantee users are able to easily secure the tray during utilization, offering long-term sustainability.

BACKGROUND

The walking vendor tray accessory, in the current market, is plastic and is attached to the person in charge of inventory by a supportive harness. Currently the only option is to have the harness clip into the tray, which does not provide a stable place for individuals to set the tray when loading or off-loading drinks or snacks in real-time to consumers. As a result, individuals must constantly squat up and down with the heavy weight resulting in extreme back discomfort and pain, as it takes a toll on the physical body. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem.

An apparatus that assists individuals when loading or off-loading drinks and snacks to the walking vendor tray without the individual having to squat with a heavy tray is not being met by any known device or system at present. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem either.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main purpose of the vending tray with stand is to provide users with a primary carrying tray possessing collapsible legs in order to facilitate and simplify person-centered vending transactions.

A vending tray with stand comprising a vending tray received into a folding stand configured to collapse against a bottom of the vending tray. The disclosure also includes folding legs attached to the folding stand and configured to collapse into the folding stand.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the vending tray with folding stand in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of the vending tray for the stand in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of the folding stand for the vending tray in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a right side perspective view of the collapsed folding stand in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Throughout the description, similar reference numbers may be used to identify similar elements depicted in multiple embodiments. Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated, the invention is not to be limited to the specific forms or arrangements of parts so described and illustrated. The scope of the invention is to be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference will now be made to exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein and additional applications of the principles of the inventions as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the vending tray with folding stand showing: plastic vendor tray referenced as A, retractable legs referenced as B, handles referenced as C, curve referenced as D, adjustable harness/strap referenced as E, brace bar referenced as F, and lever for extending & retracting legs referenced as G, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of the vending tray for the folding stand showing: plastic vendor tray referenced as A, retractable legs referenced as B, handles referenced as C, curve referenced as D, adjustable harness/strap referenced as E, brace bar referenced as F, and lever for extending & retracting legs referenced as G, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of the folding stand showing for the vending tray showing plastic vendor tray referenced as A, handles referenced as C, curve referenced as ID, adjustable harness/strap referenced as E, lever for extending & retracting legs referenced as G, hinges to remove bar referenced as H, straps for stability referenced as I, adjustable detachable legs referenced as J, and spring hinges to tighten tray referenced as K, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a right side perspective view of the collapsed folding stand for the vending tray showing: lever for extending & retracting legs referenced as G, hinges to remove bar referenced as H, adjustable detachable legs referenced as J, and spring hinges to tighten tray referenced as K, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The present disclosed vending tray with stand, also known as the “Walking Vendor Tray with Collapsible Legs” offers a modem accessory that significantly reduces the weight load on the back, provides stability to the vending tray, and makes the process of transactions safer and professional. Expanding on the initial design of an average plastic vendor tray, the walking vendor tray with collapsible legs introduces novel collapsible folding legs attached to the vending tray that can be easily folded out or down when needed by the vendor. As a result, users will be able to set the tray down while making transactions and loading drinks, and stand without bending over which reduces heavy pressure on the back of the user. The walking vendor tray with collapsible legs enhances the functionality of an average vendor tray and allows for a more efficient operation, at all times.

Although the operations of the method(s) herein are shown and described in a particular order, the order of the operations of each method may be altered so that certain operations may be performed in an inverse order or so that certain operations may be performed, at least in part, concurrently with other operations. In another embodiment, instructions or sub-operations of distinct operations may be implemented in an intermittent and/or alternating manner. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A vending tray with stand comprising: a vending tray comprising a bottom; a folding stand configured to receive the plastic vending tray and collapse against the bottom of the vending tray; and a plurality of folding legs attached to the folding stand and configured to collapse into the folding stand.
 2. The vending tray with stand of claim 1, wherein the plastic tray further comprises an adjustable harness strap attached thereto.
 3. The vending tray with stand of claim 1, wherein the plastic tray further comprises a pair of handles disposed thereon.
 4. The vending tray with stand of claim 1, wherein the vending tray comprises a brace bar extending across a bottom of the vending tray.
 5. The vending tray with stand of claim 1, wherein the vending tray comprises a side having a scoop curve edge.
 6. The vending tray with stand of claim 1, wherein the folding stand comprises a lever configured to extend and to retract the plurality of folding legs.
 7. The vending tray with stand of claim 1, wherein the folding stand plurality of folding legs further comprise telescoping sections.
 8. The vending tray with stand of claim 1, further comprising a lateral bar and hinge configured to support the plurality of folding legs based on an extension thereof.
 9. The vending tray with stand of claim 1, further comprising a lateral bar and hinge configured to enable a collapse of the plurality of folding legs based on a collapse thereof.
 10. The vending tray with stand of claim 1, further comprising criss cross straps configured to add stability to an erection of the folding stand.
 11. The vending tray with stand of claim 1, wherein the plurality of folding legs are completely detachable from the folding stand.
 12. The vending tray with stand of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of spring loaded clips on the folding stand and configured to tighten the vending tray to the folding stand.
 13. The vending tray with stand of claim 1, further comprising a spring loaded section of each of the plurality of folding legs configured to extend a height of each of the plurality of folding legs.
 14. The vending tray with stand of claim 1, wherein the folding stand further comprises a plurality of cradle supports each extending from one of the plurality of folding legs and configured to receive the vending tray within the folding stand.
 15. The vending tray with stand of claim 1, wherein the vending tray comprises a plastic construction. 